. Electric railway journal . ited Electric Car Company, Limited, Preston,England, has recently delivered to the Blackpool Corpora-tion Tramways the handsome double-deck, semi-convertiblecar shown in the accompanying illustrations. The clearopening when both windows are lowered is 3 ft. 9^ in.,which gives practically the effect of an open car. A specialfeature of the body is the width of 7 ft. 6 in. over the Double-Deck, Semi-Convertible Car for Blackpool corner posts. This width permits the use of an aisle 17 and of a reversible rattan cross seat which seats twopassengers comfortably.
. Electric railway journal . ited Electric Car Company, Limited, Preston,England, has recently delivered to the Blackpool Corpora-tion Tramways the handsome double-deck, semi-convertiblecar shown in the accompanying illustrations. The clearopening when both windows are lowered is 3 ft. 9^ in.,which gives practically the effect of an open car. A specialfeature of the body is the width of 7 ft. 6 in. over the Double-Deck, Semi-Convertible Car for Blackpool corner posts. This width permits the use of an aisle 17 and of a reversible rattan cross seat which seats twopassengers comfortably. The interior of the car is mostluxurious, the ceiling being of three-ply birds-eye mapleveneer, paneled out with embossed oak moldings. Thelighting is by a neat four-light cluster in the center andfour single-light fixtures. The framing of the body is ofteak, with interior finish of quartered oak. The length ofthe platforms is 6 ft., or 9 in. longer than the recognizedEnglish standard. A special feature is the clear and wide. Interior View of Upper Deck, Blackpool Car entrance or exit under the staircase to facilitate loadingand unloading at the end of a journey. The staircase isvery wide, easy to descend or ascend and follows the sweepof the dash. The interior of the upper deck is almost asattractive as the lower saloon. The seats and backs hereare also of rattan. The side windows are of plate glassand are without frames. They operate independently withthe aid of lazy-tongs.
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